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Idioms with as… as call my bluff

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By: Alex Case
Level: All Levels
Theme: General
Study Area: Idioms
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Lesson Plan Content:


Idioms with as… as call my bluff

Choose one of the idioms that you have been given and change one of the first half, second half or definition to something that is wrong but believable such as “As hot as soup”, “As red as hell” or “Very good looking” for “As hot as hell”. Read out both the real version and your changed version and see if the other student(s) can work out which one is a real English idiom.

 

Student A/ Cards to cut up/ Suggested answers

 

as blind

 

 

as a bat

 

with bad eyesight

 

as busy

 

 

as a bee

 

with lots of things to do

 

as clear

 

 

as mud

 

very difficult to understand

 

as cool

 

 

as a cucumber

 

very calm

 

as cunning/ sly

 

 

as a fox

 

clever, but in a bad way

 

as deaf

 

 

as a doorpost

 

very hard of hearing

 

as different

 

 

as chalk and cheese

 

very dissimilar, particularly in personality

 

as drunk

 

 

as a Lord

 

having had too much alcohol

 

as easy

 

 

as pie/ as ABC

 

very simple

 

as flat

 

 

as a pancake

 

no hills

 

as gentle

 

 

as a lamb

 

very kind, soft or even passive

Ask about any idioms which you don’t understand, think could actually be different, etc.

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Idioms with as… as call my bluff

Choose one of the idioms that you have been given and change one of the first half, second half or definition to something that is wrong but believable such as “As hot as soup”, “As red as hell” or “Very good looking” for “As hot as hell”. Read out both the real version and your changed version and see if the other student(s) can work out which one is a real English idiom.

Student B/ Cards to cut up/ Suggested answers

 

as greedy

 

 

as a pig

 

eating too much food

 

as hard

 

 

as nails

 

very strong (personality/ physique)

 

as miserable

 

 

as sin

 

very sad

 

as old

 

 

as the hills

 

ancient

 

as quiet

 

 

as a mouse

 

softly spoken

 

as quick

 

 

a flash

 

very fast

 

as regular

 

 

as clockwork

 

happening often

 

as safe

 

 

as houses

 

a sure bet/ something that must happen

 

as tough

 

 

as leather/ old boots

 

food, e.g. a steak, that is difficult to chew

 

as white

 

 

as a sheet

 

with all colour gone, e.g. from fright

Ask about any idioms which you don’t understand, think could actually be different, etc.

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Without looking at the cards above, write the missing part in each box below.

as blind

 

 

with bad eyesight

 

 

as a bee

with lots of things to do

as clear

 

as mud

 

as cool

 

as a cucumber

 

as cunning/ sly

 

 

clever, but in a bad way

 

 

as a doorpost

very hard of hearing

 

 

as chalk and cheese

very dissimilar, particularly in personality

 

 

as a Lord

having had too much alcohol

as easy

 

 

very simple

 

 

as a pancake

no hills

 

 

as a lamb

very kind, soft or even passive

as greedy

 

 

eating too much food

 

 

as nails

very strong (personality/ physique)

as miserable

 

as sin

 

as old

 

 

ancient

as quiet

 

 

softly spoken

 

 

as a flash

very fast

 

 

as clockwork

happening often

as safe

 

as houses

 

as tough

 

 

food, e.g. a steak, that is difficult to chew

as white

 

 

with all colour gone, e.g. from fright

Check above. Other answers are possible, so check if you wrote something different.

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